Service difficulty report · Converter · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
June 9, 2022
Submitted
June 20, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N596AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35688
Aircraft time
50,734 hours, 15,129 cycles
Part
Converter
Part number
1152466250
Part serial
115246601468
Condition
Faulty
Location
E/E Compartment
Part time
21,989 hours, 6,556 cycles
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

APU FAULT LIGHT ON START UP APU DOES NOT START. GROUNDED - YES. CONFIRMED FAULT, APU WILL NOT START. REMOVED & REPLACED APU (SCU) START CONVERTER UNIT PER B737-800 AMM 49-41-61. ACCOMPLISHED APU BITE PROCEDURE PER AMM 49-61-00-700-801, OPS CK NML. ALSO, STARTED APU (WITH GPU) FIVE ATTEMPTS, OPS CK NML. STARTED APU (WITH GPU DISCONNECTED) FIVE ATTEMPTS, OPS CK NML. GOOD APU FREQ & VOLTS (400 HZ & 116V AC), BATTERY VOLTAGE 29VDC & 31VDC.